Allotinus nigritus

Allotinus nigritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Allotinus
Species:	A. nigritus
Binomial name
	Allotinus nigritus; (Semper, 1889)
Synonyms
	Paragerydus nigritusSemper, 1889; Allotinus punctatus (Semper) ♀-f. eretriaFruhstorfer, 1916;

Last updated December 19, 2025

Allotinus nigritus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1889. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines. apparently replaces A. portunus in the Philippines, but it is at once distinguishable from A. pyxus and A. strigatus by the absence of the androconium of the forewing. The under surface is characterized by a black dot in the middle of the costal margin of the forewing. On the other hand the black anteterminal dots on both wings being so characteristic of A. portunus are absent. Very rare, so far only 2 males known from East Mindanao (June to August) and 1 female from South East Mindanao.^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Allotinus nigritus (Semper, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Allotinus nigritus (Semper, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

[2] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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